Ashleigh Barty entered as the top-ranked player in the women's singles bracket.

On the women's side of the bracket, defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin came into the tournament as the fourth seed, but lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round (6-3, 6-2). Australian Open Matches Live Scores (Tennis ATP) Andrey Rublev. The Swiss star plans to return in March at the Qatar Open. Federer, on the other hand, is missing the Australian Open as he recovers from a serious knee injury. Nadal is tied with Roger Federer for the most men's Grand Slam singles title, but will miss the opportunity to get ahead after losing to No. the four Grand Slams (Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open). Rafael Nadal had a chance to make some history of his own. This handy guide will teach you the basics of the tennis scoring rules. Djokovic also has a men's record eight Australian Open victories to his credit. 2 seed Casper Ruud was also ousted in the second round as American Jenson Brooksby pulled off a 6-3 7-5 6-7 (4. 18 and run until the 31st, but officials decided to postponed it three weeks as a result.Īs for the action, the star-studded field is headed by the world's top player Novak Djokovic, who is looking to win his third consecutive Australian Open title. This was Nadals earliest exit from a Grand Slam since the 2016 Australian Open. The tournament was initially slated to begin on Jan. The Australian Open was one Grand Slam tournament that wasn't impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, but that certainly isn't the case this time around. The 2021 tennis season has started as the 2021 Australian Open is underway.

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